Philosophy Projected as Top-PaidClass of 2016 Humanities Major

Philosophy majors are projected to be the top-paid Class of 2016 humanities graduates at the bachelor's degree level, according to results of NACE's Winter 2016 Salary Survey.

Philosophy majors are projected to earn an average starting salary of $49,000. (See Figure 1.) This is up from last year, when projected salaries for philosophy majors reported in NACE's Winter 2015 Salary Survey averaged $46,067.

Also expected to surpass the $46,000 mark among this year's graduates are visual and performing arts ($47,600), history ($46,286), and foreign language and literature ($46,083) majors.

The projections for these majors have all increased from last year as Class of 2015 visual and performing arts majors were expected to earn $47,035, history majors $44,946, and foreign language and literature majors $44,688.